Creators vs. Pruners: Personality Typing
Posted on28 Jan 2013
Tagscontent aggregators, content creators, Creator vs Pruner Analogy, process, problem solving, Personality, innovation, creativity, content, business
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In the development of ideas, we generally see two types of people: creators and pruners. While people often display both types, usually... Read More
Pressure Increases Dishonesty
Posted on12 Nov 2012
Tagscreativity, Ben-Gurion University, business, organizational culture, honesty, lying, pressure, The Economist, time, Shaul Shalvi, University of Amsterdam, Yoella Bereby-Meyer, Ori Eldar
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It’s more difficult for humans to be honest than we might have thought. Thus, we need to find ways to encourage them... Read More
Gold Mining Analogy: Creativity & Persistence = One in a Million
Posted on01 Nov 2012
TagsGuernica, business, creativity, Picasso, The Economist, trial and error, Gold Mining Analogy, Peru, analogy collection, creativity acorns analogy
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I always knew you had to sift through a lot of rock to find gold, but I never knew how much. According... Read More
Beauty as Power (Pt 6): Sexual Business Strategy
Posted on29 Oct 2012
Tagsattractiveness, beauty, business, energy, Fox Business, Fox News, glamor, Liza Mundy, men, merchandising, television, The Atlantic, women
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How we feel about others’ attractiveness influences us. Businesses create sophisticated marketing, advertising and branding strategies often tapping into the sexual energy... Read More
Creative Innovation (Pt 9): Pessimism’s Positivity
Imagine one chess player who can see nine moves ahead and another who can only see two. Which is more likely to... Read More
Extroverted vs. Introverted Leaders – The Important Point
American business culture tends to prize extroverted traits over introverted ones. One online survey of 1,500 senior business leaders found that 65%... Read More
Business Profitability Paradox Revisited
Posted on02 Apr 2012
TagsMIT Sloan School of Management, Zeynop Ton, training, Trader Joe's, The New Yorker, returns, retailing, Quik Trip, profitability, Mercadona, employees, customers, customer service, organizational culture, Costco, business
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In the March 26, 2012 edition of The New Yorker, I ran across the article, “The More the Merrier”, which sited the... Read More
Process vs. Flexibility: The Tradeoff
Posted on30 Jan 2012
TagsToby Johnson, process management, process, military, management, low-cost, Influence, Harvard Business Review, business, Boris Groysberg, Andrew Hill, adaptability
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We often overlook the downside of processes in our businesses because we enjoy how they allow us to scale and reduce labor... Read More
Cooperation vs. Self-interest (Pt 4): Intrinsic Rewards
Intrinsic rewards are important aspects of creating a cooperative work culture. However, such rewards are difficult to understand and teach. Moreover, many,... Read More
Star Wars, Women & The Good Guys
Posted on31 Oct 2011
Tagsbusiness, organizational culture, diversity, emotions, good vs evil, Personality, Star Wars, women
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If you examine the two opposing sides in the Star Wars Epic, The Empire (Bad Guys) and The Rebels (Good Guys), there... Read More
